WASHINGTON -- Antonin Scalia, the influential conservative and most provocative member of the Supreme Court, has died.
He was 79.
The U.S. Marshals Service in Washington confirmed Scalia's death at a private residence in the Big Bend area of West Texas.
The service's spokeswoman, Donna Sellers, says Scalia had retired for the evening and was found dead Saturday morning when he did not appear for breakfast.
Following the news of Justice Scalia's passing, Texas Governor Abbott released the following statement:
Scalia is the longest-serving justice on the nation's highest court, having served 29 years.
He was appointed to the bench by President Ronald Reagan in 1986.
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